Lead-joint runner



Sept. 25-, 1923.,

R. L. STAUNTON LEAD JOINT RUNNER Filed Oct. 51. 1922 INVENTOR WITNESSESI M Q7Q\ ATTORNEY composed of rolled asbestos fabric having one endtapered in the form ota Wedge, and a metal point having its baseembedded in the rope and its tip projecting out vardly and adapted topierce and hold another portion 01" the rope after it has been Woundaround the pipe.

3. A lead joint runner comprising a rope having one end in the form o ta wedge and a metal point having its base embedded in the rope and itstip projecting outwardly and adapted to pierce and hold another portionof the rope after it has been Wound around the pipe said rope having atransverse groove through which the inolten lead may be poured. 7

t. A lead joint runner comprising a rope composed of rolled asbestosfabric mlcani zed so substantially square in cross section and havingone end tapered in the torzn of a Wedge, and metal point having itsembedded in the rope and its tio projecting outwardly and f pted to lhoid anotl er portion oi the rope r Wound around the pipe, sait ropehaving a transverse groove through Which the inol ten meta-l may bepoured.

5. A lead joint runner comprising bane adapted to be wound about a pipeadjacent a joint and composed of asbestos fabric the form of a roll, thesuccessive layers 0" the roll being vulcanized together an 1 shaped soas to have fiat contacting faces.

the term of a roll, the successive layers of. the roll. being vulcanizedtogether and snaped so as to be substantially square in cross section,the threads ot' the fabric being reinforced by fine nietallic Wireembedded therein.

7. A lead joint runner comprising; a band adapted to be Wound about thepipeadjacent a joint in overlzipping; relation,v one end the bandbeingtapered to form an elongated wedge, said band bein composed ofasbestos fabric in the form or a roll, the successive layers of the rollbeing vulcanized together and shaped so to be substantially square incross section.

8. A lead joint runner con'iprising' band composed of successive layersof asbestos fabric in the form of an elongatet roll having: one endWGdgQShH} ed whereby the re inai inn portion of the band may be wrappedabout the same to fit a pipe of any size, and a spike extendinp from theband near the Wedge end and adapted to pierce and hold the remainingportion after it has been Wrapped around the pipe.

In test ture.

ony that I claim the foregoing as my own, i have hereto aiiixed inysigna-

